Coin bank



Patented Nov. 12, 1935 UNITED STATES PATENT ()FFICE Coller, New York, N.Y.,

Howarth, N. J.

and Jerome Behrend,

Application June 13, 1935, Serial No. 26,321

6 Claims.

This invention relates to coin banks and has for one of its objects theprovision of such a bank which cannot be opened until a predeterminednumber of coins are deposited therein.

Another object of the invention is to provide a bank of this characterwith a pivotally mounte cap having means therein for maintaining the capin normal closed position over the body of the bank, the said meansbeing so arranged that it will be displaced by the last coin depositedwhen the bank is full to permit the cap to be swung out of the closedposition.

A further object of the invention is the provision of a device of thischaracter which will be simple in construction, inexpensive tomanufacture yet positive in operation. I

Other objects and advantages will appear as the nature of theimprovements is better understood, the invention consistingsubstantially in the novel arrangement and co-relation of parts hereinfully described and illustrated in the accompanying drawing, whereinsimilar reference characters are used to describe corresponding partsthroughout the several views, and then finally pointed out andspecifically defined and indicated in the appended claims.

The disclosure made the basis of exemplifying the present inventiveconcept suggests a practical embodiment thereof, but the invention isnot to be restricted to the exact details of this disclosure, and thelatter, therefore, is to be understood from an illustrative, rather thana restrictive standpoint.

The inventive idea involved is capable of receiving a variety ofmechanical expressions, one of which, for the purpose of illustration,is shown in the accompanying drawing, in which Figure l is an enlargedfront view in elevation of my improved bank.

Fig. 2 is a side view thereof.

Fig. 3 is a sectional view taken on line 3-3 Fig. 1 and Fig. 4 is asectional view taken on line 4-4 Fig. 3 looking in the direction of thearrows.

Referring now to the drawing in detail 5 indicates a receptacle or bodyof the bank which is cylindrical in shape and is provided with a base 6and is open at the top thereof. Secured to the body 5 of the bank nearthe bottom thereof are a pair of strips or cars 1 adapted to receivestuds or rivets 8 upon which there is pivotally mounted a bail 9. Thesaid bail comprises a pair of arms I!) connected at the top'by acylindrical cap II. The said cap has a narrow or shallow band l2 at thefront thereof and is spaced from the top edge of the cylindrical body 5to form an opening or slot 15 for the insertion of coins. The rear ofthe cap comprises a wider or deeper band I6 than the front band !2 andoverlaps and depends below the top edge of the body 5 to form a stop 5to prevent. the cap from being swung forwardly beyond its normalposition.

Secured to the inner side of the cap I l is a thin spring metal ring l8having a rear projection l9 which extends rearwardly to approximatelythe inner surface of the cylindrical body 5. The said projection alsodepends below the top edge 20 of the hollow cylindrical body 5. A secondspring projection 2| is formed out of the ring l8 and extends forwardlytowards the entrance slot l5 and 15 prevents any deposited coins frombeing shaken out of the bank.

It will be seen by referring to Fig. 3 that normally the spring tongueor projection l8 prevents the cap from being swung rearwardly in the di-20 rection of the arrow 22 to open the bank. However, when the bankbecomes filled the last coin 23 will press the extension l8 over the topof the bank body 5 and the cover may be swung about its pivots in thedirection of the arrow 22 to open 25 the bank.

If desirable rows of openings 25 and numerical indicia 26 may beprovided at the front of the body 5 to show the amount saved.

While I have shown the device as provided 30 with the pivot carryingstrips or cars l, the same may be omitted and the bail 9 may be pivoteddirectly on the body 5. Likewise while I have shown the springprojections l8 and 2| as integral they may be made separately andsecured 35 to the cap.

From the foregoing it will be seen that I have provided a simple yeteflicient coin bank which cannot be opened until a predetermined numberof coins are inserted therein.

Having described my invention which I claim as new and desire to secureby Letters Patent is:

1. In a coin bank, a coin receptacle, a cap pivotally carried by thesaid receptacle, a comparatively narrow band at the front of the capspaced from the top of the receptacle to form a. coin slot, a wider bandat the rear of the cap to form a stop to prevent the cap from beingswung in the direction of the coin slot and means on the cap extendinginto the interior and depend- 50 ing below the top of the receptacle toprevent the cap from being swung rearwardly until a. predeterminednumber of coins are in the receptacle.

2. In a coin bank, a coin receptacle, a cap pivotally carried by thesaid receptacle, a compara- 55 tively narrow band at the front of thecap spaced from the top of the receptacle to form a coin slot, a widerband at the rear of the cap to form a stop to prevent the cap from beingswung in the direction of the coin slot, and a spring member on theinterior of the cap normally extending into the coin receptacle andbelow the top thereof for the purpose specified.

3. In a coin bank, a'coin receptacle, a. cap piv otally carried by thesaid receptacle, a stop on the said cap to prevent same from being swungin one direction, a. coin slot formed between the cap and receptacle onthe side opposite to the stop, and coin operated depressible means onthe cap normally depending into the coin receptacle to form a stop toprevent the cap from being swung in the opposite direction before thesaid means is depressed.

4. In a coin bank, a coin receptacle, a cap pivotally carried by thesaid receptacle, a stop on the said cap to prevent same from being swungin one direction, and resilient means on the cap extending in thedirection of the stop into the interior of the receptacle to form a stopto prevent movement of the cap in the opposite direction until apredetermined number of coins are in the receptacle.

5. In a coin bank, a coin receptacle, a cap pivotally carried by thesaid receptacle, the said cap being so arranged with respect to the topof the receptacle as to form a coin slot at one side, a stop on the capon the side opposite to the coin slot to prevent movement of the capbeyond the receptacle in the direction of the slot, a coin operatedspring member on the interior of the cap in operative relation to thereceptacle to normally prevent movement of the cap in the directionopposite to the slot, and a second spring member integral with the firstmentioned spring member extending towards the slot for the purposespecified.

6. In a coin bank, a coin receptacle, a cap pivotally carried by thesaid receptacle, the said cap being so arranged with respect to the topof the receptacle as to form a coin slot at one side, a stop on the capon the side opposite to the coin slot to prevent movement of the capbeyond the receptacle in the direction of the slot, a coin operatedspring member on the interior of the cap in operative relation to thereceptacle to normally prevent movement of the cap in the directionopposite to the slot, and a second spring member on the interior of thecap extending towards the slot for the purpose specified.

CLAUDE COLLER.

